January2017

The discovery of a mummy or unique artifacts of human history is a sensation because it forms part of the cultural heritage. For many investigations, however, a damage of the object, for example in the form of a sampling is required, the preservation of the find for science is no longer guaranteed. With X-ray microtomography, archaeologists and representatives of related [...]

The quality standards in the processing of aluminum castings are very high. Especially in the automotive and aerospace industries, these parts must be extremely resilient, processing errors would endanger safety and longevity. For the quality control in the industry, the use of X-ray computed tomography has been proven in recent years. This is on the one hand for the metrological investigation of [...]